Senior/Tech Lead Silicon Validation Engineer

Location: California, United States

Salary: $148,500–$165,000 USD annually for Senior level; $175,000–$195,000 USD annually for Staff level

Company

hirify.global provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through connectivity solutions based on CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, UALink, and its COSMOS software suite.

What you will do

• Formulate comprehensive post-silicon validation plans for ICs and board products.
• Automate electrical testing and execute validation across system conditions.
• Design experiments to debug and root-cause unexpected silicon and system behavior.
• Measure parametric device performance, margins, robustness, and specification compliance.
• Report validation results and certify product parametric conformance.
• Collaborate with internal customers to quantify margins and address requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience testing, supporting, or developing complex SoC or silicon products and high-speed IO/SerDes interfaces for server, storage, or networking applications.
• Experience debugging and bringing up complex SoCs with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe and Ethernet.
• Strong Python scripting and object-oriented programming skills, with basic DevOps knowledge using Git.
• Knowledge of PLLs, CTLE, DFE, Tx EQ, NRZ, and PAM4 signaling.
• Proficiency with high-speed laboratory equipment including BERTs, oscilloscopes, and VNAs.

Nice to have

• Experience with system testing, characterization, margin analysis, and optimization of multi-gigabit data links.
• Signal integrity experience related to PCIe, Ethernet, CEM, and NVMe interfaces.
• Working knowledge of C or C++ for embedded firmware and serial interfaces such as I2C and SPI.
• Experience with MATLAB, Keysight ADS, or PLTS for electrical-channel and signal-integrity analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Customer requirements and product robustness are treated as primary priorities.
• An entrepreneurial, open-minded, and independent problem-solving approach is expected.
• Diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences are actively encouraged.